A trompe-l'oeil mounted Vodka Flask and two Chashki
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Vasilii Ivanov, Moscow, 1899-1917
Circular with square bases, the frosted glass bottle with mount simulating baste-weave, the rim with twisted ropework suspending two similar charki with scroll handles, the mounted stopper with the crowned cypher of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich concealed by a trompe-l'oeil cover, white metal, marked under bases and side of cover
6 in. (17.2 cm.) high
296 gr. excluding glass and stopper (3)